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Lu, Ru; Guo, Hongwen; Dorans, Neil J. – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
Two families of analysis methods can be used for differential item functioning (DIF) analysis. One family is DIF analysis based on observed scores, such as the Mantel-Haenszel (MH) and the standardized proportion-correct metric for DIF procedures; the other is analysis based on latent ability, in which the statistic is a measure of departure from…
Descriptors: Robustness (Statistics), Weighted Scores, Test Items, Item Analysis
Scheetz, James P.; Forsyth, Robert A. – 1977
Empirical evidence is presented related to the effects of using a stratified sampling of items in multiple matrix sampling on the accuracy of estimates of the population mean. Data were obtained from a sample of 600 high school students for a 36-item mathematics test and a 40-item vocabulary test, both subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis, Item Sampling